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Home styling projects and interior design inspirations just for you!

Your home is your retreat and a place to express your personality. With so many options to choose from, it can be rather overwhelming.

A good place to start is to look at how the interior design professionals work. Experienced home styling experts use the 7 elements of interior design as their bible. This will give you something to focus on and a good head start.

Laura Edwards, Editor

May 2021

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Home styling tips plus stylish interior design ideas to create your own beautiful space.

4 Tips for Convenience During Your Next Renovations Project

Renovations aren't always fun. Sometimes they can be time-consuming and stressful, but if you do it right the first time, you should have...

Transform Your Home Into A Cosy Sanctuary For Autumn/Winter 2021

Now the nights are drawing in and the grey, rainy British weather is truly here, there is no better project than to task yourself with...

How to Design a Modern Home Office That You’ll Love (Easy Guide)

A giant evolution is currently taking place in the UK. Yep, that’s right: the working from home revolution. Now, instead of working in...

How to Create the Perfect Home Office Space

Are you in the process of transitioning to a home office? Do you suddenly find the need to have that quiet and functional space in your...

Four Ideas To Modernise Your Home

Have you been toying with the idea of renovating your home but don't know where to start? Maybe all the talk about modern touches has got...

3 ways you can make your small home feel bigger

It’s probably true that everyone wants a bigger home. Even those who want to downsize don’t always want a smaller home, they just want...

Dormant Property Listing? Here's How You Can Sell Your House Faster

Trying to sell a home can be a difficult experience. It's difficult when your family home or another property you own has been on the...

Easy Ways to Make Your Home Comfortable On a Budget

If you are staying most of the time indoors, you know how important it's to make your home comfortable. During the Covid 19 pandemic,...

What You Can Do to Feel More Comfortable Within Your Own Home

Your home is much like your own personal sanctuary. It doesn’t matter if it conforms to what other people think a house should do or look...

How Can I Modernise My Home?

Modernising your home can bring about several great benefits. One of the major advantages of upgrading your home is that it can boost...

Common Signs It’s Time for a Kitchen Upgrade

One of the most popular home improvement jobs that you can undertake at home is certainly a kitchen upgrade. However, it is also one that...

How can I increase my house value?

Whether you’re looking to sell your house or want to improve it for yourself, there are lots of ways that you can make changes and...

How to Replicate the Traditional English House Style

When we look at interiors, there is definitely a wide variety of options to choose from, not to forget those who enjoy mixing and...

3 Tips For First Time Decorators

Decorating isn’t something that most people get to do very often, and decorating your home for the first time can be quite challenging...

Why Your Driveway Shouldn't be an Afterthought

If you're lucky enough to have a driveway, you're probably already familiar with how it can improve the value of your home. Too...

Why Summer Is the Best Time to Install a New Boiler

If your boiler is over 10 years old, it may be time to think about getting a replacement, even if it is still working. Boilers become...

Why Floors are a Critical Component of Home Improvement

Home improvement tips abound, and there has been a great deal written about the best colour for your feature walls and swapping your soft...

Ways to Make Your Home More Beautiful

For many people, they want to focus heavily on the ways to make their home more beautiful. There’s plenty that you can do, ranging from...

5 Ways to Add Value to Your Home

Whether you are looking to sell your home in the not-too-distant future or you want to increase the value of your biggest investment,...

Home DIY Projects To Try In Lockdown

Quarantine is not going to be over any time soon, and while we are all stuck at home this summer it is the right time to get some of...

Decorating Tips For A Classy Dining Room

The dining room is a part of the home that is often not your first thought when decorating. Once you’ve got a dining table and some...

6 Ways To Create Space In Your Home

If your home is feeling a little cramped but you don’t want to move house, these tips will help you create space with what you already...

5 Ways To Fit The New Houseplant Trend Into Your Home

The houseplant trend is everywhere, and reading this will help you get involved in this gorgeous interior aesthetic. The houseplant trend...

10 Home Office Design Ideas So Awesome You Won't Want to Leave Work!

Anyone who regularly works from home can benefit from a dedicated home office. Below are 10 design tips for making your home office as...

New Year, Home Styling Trends for 2020

The new year is here, giving many of us the excuse we need to make some serious changes to our lives. But change is hard, especially if...

5 Ways To Make Your Bathroom Instantly Stand Out From The Rest

Let’s be honest! Most of us would love to create a stunning bathroom, that's a fact. We are, at the end of the day talking about the...

Interesting Facts on How Home Styling Has Changed Over the Era's

When you look at home styling today, there is so much choice and so many styles to take in. From historical buildings through to the...

Want to Be an Interior Designer? Follow These Tips to Help You on the Way

Whether you are a budding new student or looking for a career change, interior design can be a fun and exciting new endeavour. As with...

5 Ways to Incorporate Shabby Chic into Your Life

Shabby chic as an interior design style has been around since the 1980s when it first popped up in ‘The World of Interiors’ magazine....

Farmhouse Chic, Stunning Home styling Ideas to Inspire

Farmhouse décor is not a new trend. In fact, it is simply a trend that has adapted with the times. While some may prefer the shabby chic...

How to Brighten Up Your Home with Wall Décor

Hi Guys Wall décor is something we are looking at more closely lately, and we have been given a few tips below to help anyone in the same...

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